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West Sacramento shooting victim back at home, recovering

Police is West Sacramento are still looking for evidence in a case that has left a 14-year-old girl severely brain damaged. KCRA 3’s Mike Luery spoke Alize Valadez’s grandmother Sunday about her story.

Police is West Sacramento are still looking for evidence in a case that has left a 14-year-old girl severely brain damaged. KCRA 3’s Mike Luery spoke Alize Valadez’s grandmother Sunday about her story.

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Updated: 7:48 PM PST Feb 7, 2016

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WEBVTT VIOLENCE REMAINS UNSOLVED, AND THE FAMILY WANTS SOMEONE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. >> I WANT JUSTICE FOR ALIZE. I WANT SOMEBODY TO PAY FOR WHAT THEY DID TO HER. MIKE: 14-YEAR-OLD ALIZE VALADEZ IS RECOVERING AT HOME NOW AND NO LONGER IN A COMA, AFTER SHE WAS STRUCK BY A BULLET IN A DRIVE-BAY SHOOTING LAST OCTOBER WHILE WATCHING TV INSIDE HER OWN HOUSE IN WEST SACRAMENTO. >> SHE UNDERSTANDS EVERYTHING. SHE CAN TEXT. MIKE: AND ALIZE CAN ALSO POINT TO LETTERS ON A CHART FORMING WORDS TO EXPRESS HER THOUGHTS. HER GRANDMOTHER SERVES AS HER VOICE. >> SHE NEEDS HER FRIENDS. SO THEY COME BY. SHE'S HAPPY WHEN THEY COME BY. ARE YOU HAPPY WHEN THEY COME BY? YEAH, YEAH, HAPP MIKE: BUT THE FAMILY IS FRUSTRATED AFTER THE MAN ARRESTED FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER, SONNY MARTINEZ, WAS RELEASED. THEY WANT SOMEONE HELD RESPONSIBLE. THE YOLO DISTRICT ATTORNEY DROPPED THE CHARGES BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE. THE COURT SET A FEBRUARY 23 ARRAIGNMENT DATE JUST IN CASE THE D.A. FINDS MORE EVIDENCE TO RE-FILE CHARGES. >> SHE WAS IN PERFECT HEALTH AND NOW SHE HAS TO GO THROUGH THIS AND BE IN A WHEELCHAIR AND NOT TALK. IT'S NOT RIGHT. MIKE: THE WEST SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT TELLS US THE INVESTIGATION IS ACTIVE AND ONGOING, WITH A DETECTIVE STILL WORKING THE CASE AND LOOKING FOR LEADS. IN WEST SACRAMENTO, MIKE LUERY

West Sacramento shooting victim back at home, recovering

Police is West Sacramento are still looking for evidence in a case that has left a 14-year-old girl severely brain damaged. KCRA 3’s Mike Luery spoke Alize Valadez’s grandmother Sunday about her story.